Relationships between Serum Uric Acid, Malondialdehyde Levels, and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in the Patients with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 3

Associations of uric acid with metabolic components and traditional factors ().

Variables	Model 1		Model 2		Model 3
	Standardized coefficient beta	value	Standardized coefficient beta	value	Standardized coefficient beta	value
Waist	0.154	0.129
SBP	-0.063	0.637
DBP	0.293	0.020	0.275	0.001
Fasting blood sugar	-0.098	0.285
HDL-C	-0.174	0.162	-0.204	0.028
Triglyceride	0.168	0.208	0.171	0.064
Total cholesterol	-0.040	0.842			-0.047	0.745
LDL-C	0.117	0.470			0.118	0.413
Met-S score					0.415	<0.001

Uric acid level was log-transformed (ln) due to nonnormally distribution. Model 1 was the full model with adjusting for waist, LDL-C, TG, HDL-C, total cholesterol, SBP, DBP, and fasting blood sugar. Model 2 was carried out the backward elimination procedure for Model 1. Model 3 was adjusted for Met-S, total cholesterol, and LDL-C. Met-S: metabolic syndrome; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.